Flip side of the same coin seems to me. And I do wish you luck. Sigh... I wonder how many really good rebuild shops have gone under because far too many are far too easilly seduced into thinking that finely finished cardboard in the shape of a piano is indeed a piano... Well, tommorrows Monday.... back to work :) RicB Tvak@AOL.COM wrote: > In a message dated 4/20/02 1:12:56 PM, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes: > > << My considered opinion is that anyone who buys a "rebuilt" grand piano for > 2500 > dollars pretty much deserves what they get. >> > > I have been trying to sell a Dekalb baby grand for almost 6 months now. I > replaced the dampers, bass strings, keytops, key bushings (front and center), > filed the hammers and did a full regulation. I had the piano refinished, and > it comes with a bench. It looks great, plays well, and sounds just fine for > a piano of that size. (4'9") > > I am not advertising it as "rebuilt", but as "reconditioned". > > I started out a $3700 and am now trying to sell it for $2499. I can't go any > lower than that or I'll take a loss on my expenses alone. > > Wish me luck. > > Tom Sivak -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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